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<P ALIGN="CENTER">Automatic generation produced by ISE Eiffel</P>
<PRE><TABLE BORDER="1" ALIGN="CENTER"><TR><TD><A HREF="../class_list.html">Classes</A></TD><TD><A HREF="../cluster_list.html">Clusters</A></TD><TD><A HREF="../cluster_hierarchy.html">Cluster hierarchy</A></TD><TD><A HREF="immutable_string_general_chart.html">Chart</A></TD><TD><A HREF="immutable_string_general_links.html">Relations</A></TD><TD>Flat contracts</TD></TR></TABLE><B>indexing</B>
    description: "Common ancestors to all immutable STRING classes."
    library: "Free implementation of ELKS library"
    copyright: "Copyright (c) 1986-2008, Eiffel Software and others"
    license: "Eiffel Forum License v2 (see forum.txt)"
    date: "$Date: 2008-08-12 22:46:45 +0200 (Tue, 12 Aug 2008) $"
    revision: "$Revision: 186 $"

<B>deferred</B> <B>class</B> <B>interface</B>
    <A HREF="../base/immutable_string_general_flatshort.html">IMMUTABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A>


<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Access</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_code"><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_code">code</A> (i: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/natural_32_flatshort.html">NATURAL_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Code at position </FONT>`i'
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html">READABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html">READABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A>
            valid_index: <A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (i)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_generating_type"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_generating_type">generating_type</A>: <A HREF="../base/string_8_flatshort.html">STRING_8</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Name of current object's generating type</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> (type of which it is a direct instance)</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            generating_type_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
            generating_type_not_empty: <B>not</B> <B>Result</B>.<A HREF="../base/finite_flatshort.html#f_is_empty">is_empty</A>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_generator"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_generator">generator</A>: <A HREF="../base/string_8_flatshort.html">STRING_8</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Name of current object's generating class</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> (base class of the type of which it is a direct instance)</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            generator_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
            generator_not_empty: <B>not</B> <B>Result</B>.<A HREF="../base/finite_flatshort.html#f_is_empty">is_empty</A>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_hash_code"><A HREF="../base/hashable_flatshort.html#f_hash_code">hash_code</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Hash code value</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/hashable_flatshort.html">HASHABLE</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/hashable_flatshort.html">HASHABLE</A>
            good_hash_value: <B>Result</B> &gt;= 0
</A>
    <A NAME="f_index_of_code"><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_index_of_code">index_of_code</A> (c: <B>like</B> <A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_code">code</A>; start_index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Position of first occurrence of </FONT>`c'<FONT COLOR="red"> at or after </FONT>`start_index'<FONT COLOR="red">;</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> 0 if none.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html">READABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html">READABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A>
            start_large_enough: start_index &gt;= 1
            start_small_enough: start_index &lt;= <A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_count">count</A> + 1
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html">READABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A>
            valid_result: <B>Result</B> = 0 <B>or</B> (start_index &lt;= <B>Result</B> <B>and</B> <B>Result</B> &lt;= <A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_count">count</A>)
            zero_if_absent: (<B>Result</B> = 0) = <B>not</B> <A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_substring">substring</A> (start_index, <A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_count">count</A>).<A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_has_code">has_code</A> (c)
            found_if_present: <A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_substring">substring</A> (start_index, <A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_count">count</A>).<A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_has_code">has_code</A> (c) <B>implies</B> <A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_code">code</A> (<B>Result</B>) = c
            none_before: <A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_substring">substring</A> (start_index, <A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_count">count</A>).<A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_has_code">has_code</A> (c) <B>implies</B> <B>not</B> <A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_substring">substring</A> (start_index, <B>Result</B> - 1).<A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_has_code">has_code</A> (c)
</A>    
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Comparison</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_deep_equal"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_deep_equal">deep_equal</A> (some: ?<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>; other: <B>like</B> arg #1): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Are </FONT>`some'<FONT COLOR="red"> and </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> either both void</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> or attached to isomorphic object structures?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            shallow_implies_deep: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_equal">standard_equal</A> (some, other) <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B>
            both_or_none_void: (some = <B>Void</B>) <B>implies</B> (<B>Result</B> = (other = <B>Void</B>))
            same_type: (<B>Result</B> <B>and</B> (some /= <B>Void</B>)) <B>implies</B> (other /= <B>Void</B> <B>and then</B> some.<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_same_type">same_type</A> (other))
            symmetric: <B>Result</B> <B>implies</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_deep_equal">deep_equal</A> (other, some)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_equal"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_equal">equal</A> (some: ?<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>; other: <B>like</B> arg #1): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Are </FONT>`some'<FONT COLOR="red"> and </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> either both void or attached</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> to objects considered equal?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            definition: <B>Result</B> = (some = <B>Void</B> <B>and</B> other = <B>Void</B>) <B>or else</B> ((some /= <B>Void</B> <B>and</B> other /= <B>Void</B>) <B>and then</B> some.<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_is_equal">is_equal</A> (other))
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_deep_equal"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_is_deep_equal">is_deep_equal</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/immutable_string_general_flatshort.html">IMMUTABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Are </FONT>`Current'<FONT COLOR="red"> and </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> attached to isomorphic object structures?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            other_not_void: other /= <B>Void</B>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            shallow_implies_deep: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_is_equal">standard_is_equal</A> (other) <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B>
            same_type: <B>Result</B> <B>implies</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_same_type">same_type</A> (other)
            symmetric: <B>Result</B> <B>implies</B> other.<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_is_deep_equal">is_deep_equal</A> (<B>Current</B>)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_equal"><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html#f_is_equal">is_equal</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/immutable_string_general_flatshort.html">IMMUTABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> attached to an object of the same type</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> as current object and identical to it?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html">COMPARABLE</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            other_not_void: other /= <B>Void</B>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            symmetric: <B>Result</B> <B>implies</B> other.<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_is_equal">is_equal</A> (<B>Current</B>)
            consistent: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_is_equal">standard_is_equal</A> (other) <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B>
        <B>ensure then</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html">COMPARABLE</A>
            trichotomy: <B>Result</B> = (<B>not</B> (<B>Current</B> &lt; other) <B>and</B> <B>not</B> (other &lt; <B>Current</B>))
</A>
    <A NAME="f_max"><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html#f_max">max</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/immutable_string_general_flatshort.html">IMMUTABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A>): <A HREF="../base/immutable_string_general_flatshort.html">IMMUTABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> The greater of current object and </FONT>`other'
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html">COMPARABLE</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html">COMPARABLE</A>
            other_exists: other /= <B>Void</B>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html">COMPARABLE</A>
            current_if_not_smaller: <B>Current</B> &gt;= other <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B> = <B>Current</B>
            other_if_smaller: <B>Current</B> &lt; other <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B> = other
</A>
    <A NAME="f_min"><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html#f_min">min</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/immutable_string_general_flatshort.html">IMMUTABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A>): <A HREF="../base/immutable_string_general_flatshort.html">IMMUTABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> The smaller of current object and </FONT>`other'
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html">COMPARABLE</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html">COMPARABLE</A>
            other_exists: other /= <B>Void</B>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html">COMPARABLE</A>
            current_if_not_greater: <B>Current</B> &lt;= other <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B> = <B>Current</B>
            other_if_greater: <B>Current</B> &gt; other <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B> = other
</A>
    <A NAME="f_standard_equal"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_equal">standard_equal</A> (some: ?<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>; other: <B>like</B> arg #1): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Are </FONT>`some'<FONT COLOR="red"> and </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> either both void or attached to</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> field-by-field identical objects of the same type?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Always uses default object comparison criterion.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            definition: <B>Result</B> = (some = <B>Void</B> <B>and</B> other = <B>Void</B>) <B>or else</B> ((some /= <B>Void</B> <B>and</B> other /= <B>Void</B>) <B>and then</B> some.<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_is_equal">standard_is_equal</A> (other))
</A>
    <A NAME="f_standard_is_equal"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_is_equal">standard_is_equal</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/immutable_string_general_flatshort.html">IMMUTABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> attached to an object of the same type</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> as current object, and field-by-field identical to it?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            other_not_void: other /= <B>Void</B>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            same_type: <B>Result</B> <B>implies</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_same_type">same_type</A> (other)
            symmetric: <B>Result</B> <B>implies</B> other.<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_is_equal">standard_is_equal</A> (<B>Current</B>)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_three_way_comparison"><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html#f_three_way_comparison">three_way_comparison</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/immutable_string_general_flatshort.html">IMMUTABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A>): <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> If current object equal to </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red">, 0;</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> if smaller, -1; if greater, 1</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html">COMPARABLE</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html">COMPARABLE</A>
            other_exists: other /= <B>Void</B>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html">COMPARABLE</A>
            equal_zero: (<B>Result</B> = 0) = <A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html#f_is_equal">is_equal</A> (other)
            smaller_negative: (<B>Result</B> = -1) = (<B>Current</B> &lt; other)
            greater_positive: (<B>Result</B> = 1) = (<B>Current</B> &gt; other)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_infix "&lt;""><B>infix</B> "&lt;" (other: <A HREF="../base/immutable_string_general_flatshort.html">IMMUTABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is current object less than </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red">?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html">COMPARABLE</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/part_comparable_flatshort.html">PART_COMPARABLE</A>
            other_exists: other /= <B>Void</B>
        <B>ensure then</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html">COMPARABLE</A>
            asymmetric: <B>Result</B> <B>implies</B> <B>not</B> (other &lt; <B>Current</B>)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_infix "&lt;=""><B>infix</B> "&lt;=" (other: <A HREF="../base/immutable_string_general_flatshort.html">IMMUTABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is current object less than or equal to </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red">?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html">COMPARABLE</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/part_comparable_flatshort.html">PART_COMPARABLE</A>
            other_exists: other /= <B>Void</B>
        <B>ensure then</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html">COMPARABLE</A>
            definition: <B>Result</B> = ((<B>Current</B> &lt; other) <B>or</B> <A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html#f_is_equal">is_equal</A> (other))
</A>
    <A NAME="f_infix "&gt;""><B>infix</B> "&gt;" (other: <A HREF="../base/immutable_string_general_flatshort.html">IMMUTABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is current object greater than </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red">?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html">COMPARABLE</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/part_comparable_flatshort.html">PART_COMPARABLE</A>
            other_exists: other /= <B>Void</B>
        <B>ensure then</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html">COMPARABLE</A>
            definition: <B>Result</B> = (other &lt; <B>Current</B>)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_infix "&gt;=""><B>infix</B> "&gt;=" (other: <A HREF="../base/immutable_string_general_flatshort.html">IMMUTABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is current object greater than or equal to </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red">?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html">COMPARABLE</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/part_comparable_flatshort.html">PART_COMPARABLE</A>
            other_exists: other /= <B>Void</B>
        <B>ensure then</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html">COMPARABLE</A>
            definition: <B>Result</B> = (other &lt;= <B>Current</B>)
</A>    
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Status report</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_capacity"><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_capacity">capacity</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Number of characters allocated in Current</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html">READABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html">READABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A>
            capacity_non_negative: <B>Result</B> &gt;= 0
</A>
    <A NAME="f_conforms_to"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_conforms_to">conforms_to</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Does type of current object conform to type</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> of </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red"> (as per Eiffel: The Language, chapter 13)?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            other_not_void: other /= <B>Void</B>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_count"><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_count">count</A>: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Number of characters in Current</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html">READABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html">READABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A>
            count_non_negative: <B>Result</B> &gt;= 0
</A>
    <A NAME="f_has_code"><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_has_code">has_code</A> (c: <B>like</B> <A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_code">code</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Does string include </FONT>`c'<FONT COLOR="red">?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html">READABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure then</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html">READABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A>
            false_if_empty: <A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_count">count</A> = 0 <B>implies</B> <B>not</B> <B>Result</B>
            true_if_first: <A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_count">count</A> &gt; 0 <B>and then</B> <A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_code">code</A> (1) = c <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B>
            recurse: (<A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_count">count</A> &gt; 0 <B>and then</B> <A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_code">code</A> (1) /= c) <B>implies</B> (<B>Result</B> = <A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_substring">substring</A> (2, <A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_count">count</A>).<A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_has_code">has_code</A> (c))
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_empty"><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_is_empty">is_empty</A>: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is structure empty?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html">READABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_hashable"><A HREF="../base/hashable_flatshort.html#f_is_hashable">is_hashable</A>: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> May current object be hashed?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> (True by default.)</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/hashable_flatshort.html">HASHABLE</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_immutable"><A HREF="../base/immutable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_is_immutable">is_immutable</A>: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A> <B>is</B> <B>True</B></A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Can the character sequence of </FONT>`Current'<FONT COLOR="red"> be changed?</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_is_string_32"><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_is_string_32">is_string_32</A>: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is </FONT>`Current'<FONT COLOR="red"> a sequence of CHARACTER_32?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html">READABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_string_8"><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_is_string_8">is_string_8</A>: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is </FONT>`Current'<FONT COLOR="red"> a sequence of CHARACTER_8?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html">READABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_is_valid_as_string_8"><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_is_valid_as_string_8">is_valid_as_string_8</A>: <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is </FONT>`Current'<FONT COLOR="red"> convertible to a sequence of CHARACTER_8 without information loss?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html">READABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_same_type"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_same_type">same_type</A> (other: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is type of current object identical to type of </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red">?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            other_not_void: other /= <B>Void</B>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            definition: <B>Result</B> = (<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_conforms_to">conforms_to</A> (other) <B>and</B> other.<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_conforms_to">conforms_to</A> (<B>Current</B>))
</A>
    <A NAME="f_valid_code"><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_valid_code">valid_code</A> (v: <B>like</B> <A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_code">code</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is </FONT>`v'<FONT COLOR="red"> a valid code for Current?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html">READABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_valid_index"><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_valid_index">valid_index</A> (i: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/boolean_flatshort.html">BOOLEAN</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Is </FONT>`i'<FONT COLOR="red"> within the bounds of the string?</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html">READABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
</A>    
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Conversion</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_as_string_32"><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_as_string_32">as_string_32</A>: <A HREF="../base/string_32_flatshort.html">STRING_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Convert </FONT>`Current'<FONT COLOR="red"> as a STRING_32.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html">READABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_to_string_32">to_string_32</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html">READABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html">READABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A>
            as_string_32_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
            identity: (<A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_is_string_32">is_string_32</A> <B>and</B> <B>Result</B> = <B>Current</B>) <B>or</B> (<B>not</B> <A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_is_string_32">is_string_32</A> <B>and</B> <B>Result</B> /= <B>Current</B>)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_as_string_8"><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_as_string_8">as_string_8</A>: <A HREF="../base/string_8_flatshort.html">STRING_8</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Convert </FONT>`Current'<FONT COLOR="red"> as a STRING_8. If a code of </FONT>`Current'<FONT COLOR="red"> is</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> node a valid code for a STRING_8 it is replaced with the null</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> character.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html">READABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html">READABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A>
            as_string_8_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
            identity: (<A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_is_string_8">is_string_8</A> <B>and</B> <B>Result</B> = <B>Current</B>) <B>or</B> (<B>not</B> <A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_is_string_8">is_string_8</A> <B>and</B> <B>Result</B> /= <B>Current</B>)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_to_cil"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_to_cil">to_cil</A>: <A HREF="../base/system_string_flatshort.html">SYSTEM_STRING</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Create an instance of SYSTEM_STRING using characters</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> of Current between indices </FONT>`1'<FONT COLOR="red"> and </FONT><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_count">count</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html">READABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html">READABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A>
            is_dotnet: {<A HREF="../base/platform_flatshort.html">PLATFORM</A>}.<A HREF="../base/platform_flatshort.html#f_is_dotnet">is_dotnet</A>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html">READABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A>
            to_cil_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_to_string_32"><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_to_string_32">to_string_32</A>: <A HREF="../base/string_32_flatshort.html">STRING_32</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Convert </FONT>`Current'<FONT COLOR="red"> as a STRING_32.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Was declared in </FONT><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html">READABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A><FONT COLOR="red"> as synonym of </FONT><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_as_string_32">as_string_32</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html">READABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html">READABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A>
            as_string_32_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
            identity: (<A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_is_string_32">is_string_32</A> <B>and</B> <B>Result</B> = <B>Current</B>) <B>or</B> (<B>not</B> <A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_is_string_32">is_string_32</A> <B>and</B> <B>Result</B> /= <B>Current</B>)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_to_string_8"><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_to_string_8">to_string_8</A>: <A HREF="../base/string_8_flatshort.html">STRING_8</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Convert </FONT>`Current'<FONT COLOR="red"> as a STRING_8.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html">READABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>require</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html">READABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A>
            is_valid_as_string_8: <A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_is_valid_as_string_8">is_valid_as_string_8</A>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html">READABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A>
            as_string_8_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
            identity: (<A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_is_string_8">is_string_8</A> <B>and</B> <B>Result</B> = <B>Current</B>) <B>or</B> (<B>not</B> <A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_is_string_8">is_string_8</A> <B>and</B> <B>Result</B> /= <B>Current</B>)
</A>    
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Duplication</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_deep_twin"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_deep_twin">deep_twin</A>: <A HREF="../base/immutable_string_general_flatshort.html">IMMUTABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> New object structure recursively duplicated from Current.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            deep_twin_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
            deep_equal: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_deep_equal">deep_equal</A> (<B>Current</B>, <B>Result</B>)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_standard_twin"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_twin">standard_twin</A>: <A HREF="../base/immutable_string_general_flatshort.html">IMMUTABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> New object field-by-field identical to </FONT>`other'<FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Always uses default copying semantics.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            standard_twin_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
            equal: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_equal">standard_equal</A> (<B>Result</B>, <B>Current</B>)
</A>
    <A NAME="f_substring"><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_substring">substring</A> (start_index, end_index: <A HREF="../base/integer_32_flatshort.html">INTEGER_32</A>): <A HREF="../base/immutable_string_general_flatshort.html">IMMUTABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Copy of substring containing all characters at indices</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> between </FONT>`start_index'<FONT COLOR="red"> and </FONT>`end_index'
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html">READABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html">READABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A>
            substring_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
            substring_count: <B>Result</B>.<A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_count">count</A> = end_index - start_index + 1 <B>or</B> <B>Result</B>.<A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_count">count</A> = 0
            first_code: <B>Result</B>.<A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_count">count</A> &gt; 0 <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B>.<A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_code">code</A> (1) = <A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_code">code</A> (start_index)
            recurse: <B>Result</B>.<A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_count">count</A> &gt; 0 <B>implies</B> <B>Result</B>.<A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_substring">substring</A> (2, <B>Result</B>.<A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_count">count</A>).<A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html#f_is_equal">is_equal</A> (<A HREF="../base/readable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_substring">substring</A> (start_index + 1, end_index))
</A>
    <A NAME="f_twin"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_twin">twin</A>: <A HREF="../base/immutable_string_general_flatshort.html">IMMUTABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> New object equal to </FONT>`Current'
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_twin">twin</A><FONT COLOR="red"> calls </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_copy">copy</A><FONT COLOR="red">; to change copying/twining semantics, redefine </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_copy">copy</A><FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            twin_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
            is_equal: <B>Result</B>.<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_is_equal">is_equal</A> (<B>Current</B>)
</A>    
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Basic operations</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_default"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_default">default</A>: ?<A HREF="../base/immutable_string_general_flatshort.html">IMMUTABLE_STRING_GENERAL</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Default value of object's type</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_default_pointer"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_default_pointer">default_pointer</A>: <A HREF="../base/pointer_flatshort.html">POINTER</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Default value of type </FONT>`POINTER'
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> (Avoid the need to write </FONT>`p'<FONT COLOR="red">.</FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_default">default</A><FONT COLOR="red"> for</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> some </FONT>`p'<FONT COLOR="red"> of type </FONT>`POINTER'<FONT COLOR="red">.)</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_default_rescue"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_default_rescue">default_rescue</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Process exception for routines with no Rescue clause.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> (Default: do nothing.)</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_do_nothing"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_do_nothing">do_nothing</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Execute a null action.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
</A>    
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Output</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_io"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_io">io</A>: <A HREF="../base/std_files_flatshort.html">STD_FILES</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Handle to standard file setup</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            io_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_out"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_out">out</A>: <A HREF="../base/string_8_flatshort.html">STRING_8</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> New string containing terse printable representation</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> of current object</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            out_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_print"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_print">print</A> (some: ?<A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>)
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Write terse external representation of </FONT>`some'
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> on standard output.</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
</A>
    <A NAME="f_tagged_out"><B>frozen</B> <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_tagged_out">tagged_out</A>: <A HREF="../base/string_8_flatshort.html">STRING_8</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> New string containing terse printable representation</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> of current object</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            tagged_out_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
</A>    
<B>feature</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Platform</FONT>

    <A NAME="f_operating_environment"><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_operating_environment">operating_environment</A>: <A HREF="../base/operating_environment_flatshort.html">OPERATING_ENVIRONMENT</A>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT><FONT COLOR="red"> Objects available from the operating system</FONT>
            <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">(from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A><FONT COLOR="red">)</FONT>
        <B>ensure</B> <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
            operating_environment_not_void: <B>Result</B> /= <B>Void</B>
</A>    
<B>invariant</B>
    immutable: <A HREF="../base/immutable_string_general_flatshort.html#f_is_immutable">is_immutable</A>

        <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/comparable_flatshort.html">COMPARABLE</A>
    irreflexive_comparison: <B>not</B> (<B>Current</B> &lt; <B>Current</B>)

        <FONT COLOR="red">--</FONT> <FONT COLOR="red">from </FONT><A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html">ANY</A>
    reflexive_equality: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_standard_is_equal">standard_is_equal</A> (<B>Current</B>)
    reflexive_conformance: <A HREF="../base/any_flatshort.html#f_conforms_to">conforms_to</A> (<B>Current</B>)

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